Cigarette holders



June 12, 1956 s. WOLF 2,749,918

CIGARETTE HOLDERS Filed June 14. 1955 INVENTOR S/DNEY WOLF J-5 3ATTORNEY CIGARETTE HOLDERS Sidney Wolf, Passaic, N. J.

Application June 14, 1955, Serial No. 515,430

3 Claims. (Cl. 131257) My invention relates to the art of smoking andmore particularly to a cigarette holder.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a cigarette holderwhich is so constructed and arranged whereby the same may be readilyattached to the hand of a smoker for supporting the cigarette inproximity to the fingers thereby permitting free use of the fingers forother purposes, for instance, the operation of a motor vehicle.

Another object of my invention is to provide a cigarette holder of theforegoing described character which functions to hold a cigarette on thehand of a smoker in a preestablished position to facilitate smoking ofthe cigarette without shifting of the holder relative to the fingers.

A further object of my invention is to provide a cigarette holder of theforegoing described character which lends itself to the smoking of acigarette with a minimum amount of danger during the operation of amotor vehicle or the like.

An important object of my invention is to provide a cigarette holder ofthe foregoing described character which is simple in construction,durable in use, efiicient in operation and economical in manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view, as will hereinafter appear,the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings fromwhich the several features of the invention and the advantages attainedthereby will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

Referring to the drawings wherein like reference characters designatelike parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention attached to the hand of asmoker.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of my invention and illustrating the clipin position for holding a cigarette during smoking.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but illustrating the clipdisposed in position for convenient storage.

Figure 4 is a detailed sectional view taken substantially on the line4--4 of Figure 2.

As illustrated in the drawing, my novel form of cigarette holdercomprises a member constructed of a single piece of wire bent betweenits ends and intermediate its length to form a resilient somewhatU-shaped clamp 5 adapted to be secured transversely of the hand of asmoker inwardly of the fingers. The clamp 5 is fashioned with upper andlower arms 6 and 7, respectively, each having a pair of strands of thewire and with the arm 6 engaging the outer surface of the hand inwardlyof the knuckles and the arm 7 transversing and engaging the palm. Thearms 6 and 7 are connected together by an arcuate portion 8 whichembraces the side of the hand inwardly and adjacent the index finger.

To facilitate application of the clamp to the hand and prevent injurythereto, the free ends of the strands of the arm 6 terminate in eyes 9while the coincident ends of the strands of the arm 7 are fastenedtogether United States Patent with a loop 10' as clearly' illustrated inFigure 2 of the drawing. The strands of the wire of the respective armsare secured together in clamped relation by wire loops or members 11while the arm 6, between its member .11 and the portion 8, has fixedthereon a pair of spacers or stops 12 to limit lengthwise movement of acigarette clip 13 disposed on the arm 6 between the members 12.

'The clip 13 is constructed of a resilient material and substantiallyU-shaped and comprises a pair of curved fingers '14 which are joinedtogether at one end 'by an elongated looped section 15 through which thewire strands of the arm 6 extend and with the section 15 'ser-v- 'ing toclamp the clip to the arm 6. The ends of the lingers 14, adjacent thesection 15, are'normally disposed in engagement with each other but arecapable of being spread or separated upon rotation of the clip relativeto the arm 6 whereby to dispose the clip within the confines of theclamp for convenient storage or vice-versa, it being understood that theresilient material also permits sufiicient spreading of the fingers 14to receive and clamp therebetween a cigarette C. When the clip 13 isthus mounted on the arm 6 it may be adjusted to a desirable positionbetween the stops 12 to suit the convenience of the smoker.

In use, the clip 13 is disposed on the arm 6 in the position illustratedin Figure 2 and the clamp secured to the hand in the manner shown inFigure 1. When the parts are thus positioned, a cigarette is disposedwithin the clip 13 thereby enabling the smoker to have ready access tothe cigarette at all times by merely raising the hand in proximity tothe lips, it being noted that the clip disposes the axis of thecigarette in substantial parallelism with the longitudinality of theclamp with the burning end of the cigarette being distal with relationto the index finger thus permitting ready access to the drawing end ofthe cigarette thus enabling the cigarette to be smoked and enjoyedwithout all the dangers usually attendant to smoking while driving.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain theinvention that others may, by applying current knowledge, readily adaptthe same for use under various conditions of service. Moreover, it isnot indispensable that all the features of the invention be usedconjointly since they may be employed advantageously in variouscombinations and subcombinations.

It is obvious that the invention is not confined solely to the useherein disclosed in connection therewith as it may be utilized for anypurpose to which it is adaptable. It is therefore to be understood thatthe invention is not limited to the specific construction as illustratedand described, as the same is only illustrative of the principlesinvolved which are capable of extended application in various forms, andthe invention comprehends all construction within the scope of theappended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a cigarette holder, a substantially elongated U- shaped hand clamphaving an open end and adapted to transversely embrace the hand of asmoker, said clamp being formed with a pair of outer and inner spacedlengthwise extending elongated and substantially coincidently curvedarms adapted to engage and transversely overlie and underlie the outsideand inside of the hand, respectively, inwardly of the fingers of thehand, and a relatively short arcuate end portion connecting coincidentends of the arms together for embracing the side of the hand inwardly ofthe adjacent finger, and a substantially U-shaped cigarette clip mountedon said outer arm and having a pair of cigarette holding fingers soarranged relative to said clamp to dispose the cigarette insubstantially lengthwise relation with the longitudinality of saidclamp.

2. In a cigarette holder, a substantially elongated U- shaped hand clampadapted to embrace the hand of a smoker transversely and inwardly of thefingers of the hand and formed with a pair of connected hand-engagingarms, and a substantially U-shaped cigarette clip mounted on one of saidarms and having a pair of cigarette holding fingers so arranged relativeto said clamp to dispose the cigarette in substantially lengthwiserelation With the longitudinality of said clamp, said clip beingnormally disposed outwardly of said one arm for the smoking of saidcigarette and rotatable on said one arm to position said clip, withinthe confines of said clamp for storage.

3.'In a cigarette holder, a substantially elongated U-' shaped handclampadapted to embrace the hand of a smoker transversely and inwardly of thefingers of the hand and formed with a pair of connected hand-engagingarms each constructed with strands of wire in side-by-side relation, anda substantially U-shaped resilient cigarette clip having a pair ofcigarette holding fingers connected together at one end with anelongated loop section receiving the strands of one of said arms formounting said clip on said one arm, said clip being normally disposedoutwardly of said clamp, for the smoking of said cigarette, and withsaid loop section being rotatable on said one arm to position said clipwithin the confines of said clamp for storage, said fingers beingarranged in a manner relative to said arms to dispose the cigarette insubstantially length- Wise relation with that of said arms.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS743,399 Seebold et al. Nov. 3, 1903 FOREIGN PATENTS 357,177 Germany Aug.17, 1922

